New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
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| New Mexico State Aggies | |||
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| University | New Mexico State University | ||
| Head coach | Brooke Atkinson (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference | ||
| Location | Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||
| Arena | Pan American Center (Capacity: 12,482) | ||
| Nickname | Aggies | ||
| Colors | Crimson and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Second round | |||
| 1988 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1987, 1988, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| High County: 1987, 1988, Big West: 1995 Sun Belt: 2003 WAC: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |||
| Conference division season champions | |||
| Sun Belt 2003 (West Division) | |||
The New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. They are a member of the Western Athletic Conference.[2]
History[]
New Mexico State began play in 1973. They were members of the Intermountain Athletic Conference from 1974–1982, the High County Athletic Conference from 1983–1990, the Big West Conference from 1991–2000, and the Sun Belt Conference from 2001–2005 before joining the Western Athletic conference in 2005. They lost in the conference tournament championship game in 2006, 2007, and 2008 before winning the WAC title in 2015 and 2016. The Aggies have won regular season titles in 1987 (shared), 1988, 1995, 2003 (West Division, shared), 2015, and 2016. They made the WNIT in 1994 and 2010. They have lost in the first game of all four NCAA Tournaments they have played in (with a second round appearance in 1988 due to a bye). As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 662–572.[3]
NCAA Tournament results[]
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #9 | First Round | #8 Washington | L 73−86 |
| 1988 | #6 | Second Round | #3 Washington | L 74−99 |
| 2015 | #16 | First Round | #1 Maryland | L 57−75 |
| 2016 | #15 | First Round | #2 Arizona State | L 52−74 |
| 2017 | #15 | First Round | #2 Stanford | L 64−72 |
| 2019 | #14 | First Round | #3 Iowa State | L 61−97 |
References[]
- ^ "Color Palette | Discover the NMSU Brand | New Mexico State University". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "New Mexico State Athletics - Women's Basketball - New Mexico State University". nmstatesports.com.
- ^ "New Mexico State Athletics - 2016-17 Record Book 11.2" (PDF). nmstatesports.com.
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